Because you like Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol

Robin Scherbatsky is a former teen pop star who loves dogs and is scared of relationships. See them in How I Met Your Mother.

Gollum is slimy and seething with hatred, the last person you would want to meet in a dark cave. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

Edward Kenway can be reckless and greedy, but he's learning that his ancient ancestry carries a noble burden. See them in Assassin's Creed Series.

If you died and came back to life, and then died more times and came back, you might stop battling evil mutants. Not Jean Grey. See them in X-Men Series.

Annie Walker can bake a beautiful cupcake, but everything else in her life is a mess. See them in Bridesmaids.

Matilda Wormwood is so smart, she taught herself how to be psychic. See them in Matilda.

A responsible kid, Hugo Cabret is still capable of flights of fancy. See them in Hugo.

Oliver Tate is extremely articulate but hopelessly awkward. That's not a recipe for teenage happiness. See them in Submarine.

Terence Fletcher is a brutal and unflinchingly strict music teacher hell-bent on whipping his students into shape. See them in Whiplash.

It's impossible to say whether Winifred Burkle is cuter than she is smart, or vice versa. See them in Angel.

In his transformation from hardened convict to moral paragon, Jean Valjean is the kind of man we should all aspire to be. See them in Les Miserables.

In charge of stocking the office's supply of cigarettes and liquor, Joan Holloway could run the whole company if they would let her. See them in Mad Men.